July/August 2018

July 18, 2018

Effective July 1, Germany-based Saertex has transferred operational management to the Saertex Global Executive Board and named Christoph Geyer CEO. Dr. Guido Kritzler, CFO, and Dietmar Möcke, chief technology officer, are the other members of the board.

Nike Inc., Beaverton, Ore., has named Noel Kinder vice president, chief sustainability officer (CSO), effective September 5. Current CSO, Hannah Jones, has been named president of Nike Valiant Labs, an in-house new business model incubator.

Augustine Tantillo, president and CEO, National Council of Textile Organizations, recently was awarded the Chapman Award by the Southern Textile Association for his exemplary service to the textile industry. The award is named for James A. Chapman Sr., James A. Chapman Jr. and Joseph W. Chapman of Inman Mills.